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How will your prospective future employers know what a dynamo you are in your field if you can't provide them with a well-written résume´? Career Services is offering a Résumé Writing Skills Workshop today from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Room 146 of Old Main to give you the latest tips on effective résumé construction. Sign up at the Career Services reception desk on the lower level of Old Main to participate. Carol Zick can fill you in on the details at 621-2588.
If you thought "Arachnophobia" was bad... Frederic Libersat (Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel) details a bug-hater's nightmare this afternoon with his talk on "Wasp Voodoo Rituals and Cockroach Zombies in the Hawaiian Islands." As an Arizona Research Laboratories Division of Neurobiology Seminar, this is good; as a pitch for your next vacation, this is bad. Hear all about it at noon in Room 601 of the Gould-Simpson building. Mark Willis is the man in the know at 621-8384.
Close, but no cigar: William D. Phillips (winner, 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics) will present his 1997 Nobel lecture, "Almost Absolute Zero: The Story of Laser Cooling and Trapping" this afternoon from 3:30 to 5 at the Optical Sciences Center. Phillips is visiting from the National Institute of Standards & Technology just to participate in this Joint Optical Sciences and Physics Colloquium - bring your attentive ears and intelligent questions to Room 410 of the Meinel Optical Sciences building. Wet your whistle beforehand with complimentary refreshments in the lobby of the Optical Sciences Center at 3:30 p.m. Poul Jessen can tell you more at 621-8267.
Does one rotten apple ruin the whole bunch, or can there never be too much of a good thing? In terms of elements, this could be quite the decisive question. Luckily, we have scientists like Don Garnett to research just that vital sort of thing. He will be speaking about "Element Abundance Patterns in Star Forming Galaxies" today at the NOAO/KPNO/NSO/Steward Observatory and NRAO Joint Colloquium. Show up to Room 204 of the Steward Observatory at 3:30 p.m. for some pre-lecture refreshments, or just hit the lecture in Room N210 at 4 p.m. Questions? Contact Pat Breyfogle at 318-8115.
Ever kick yourself when you think of that time back in high school when you really wanted to try out for the talent show, but were too embarrassed or nervous or thought you didn't have a chance or your parents wouldn't let you or...? Relive old memories or fulfill a childhood dream tonight at 7 as the University Activities Board's Arts Committee holds auditions for their Spring 1999 talent show, "The Coffeehouse." Singers, actors, dancers, comics, poets, bands, emcees - all are welcome to try out. Be in the Anniversary Lounge of the Student Union tonight or tomorrow if you're interested. Call Jen Spinner at 621-0768 for more information.
-compiled by Kim Stravers
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